Complete Soldier Military Books and Military Culture in Early Stuart England, 1603-1645
Innbundet /
2008
/ Engelsk
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ISBN
9789004170797
Published
2008
Publisher
Brill
Weight
945 gr
Height
240 mm
Width
160 mm
Age
G, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Number of pages
444
Author
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David R. Lawrence, Ph.D. (2006) in History, University of Toronto, is a lecturer in the Department of History at the University of Toronto and in the Renaissance Studies Program at Victoria College, University of Toronto.Complete Soldier Military Books and Military Culture in Early Stuart England, 1603-1645
Innbundet /
2008
/ Engelsk
Innbundet /
2008
/ Engelsk
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The period 1603-1645 witnessed the publication of more than ninety books, manuals, and broadsheets dedicated to educating Englishmen in the military arts. Written with the intention of creating the “complete soldier”, this didactic literature provided gentlemen with the requisite knowledge to engage in infantry, cavalry, and siege warfare. Drawing on military history and book history, this is the first detailed study of the impact of military books on military practice in Jacobean and Caroline England. Putting military books firmly in the hands of soldiers, this work examines the circles that purchased and debated new titles, the veterans who authored them, and their influence on military thought and training in the years leading up to the English Civil War.
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This is the first detailed study of military literature in early Stuart England, examining the circles of soldiers that read military books, the veterans who authored them, and their impact on military thought and practice before the English Civil War.
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Abbreviations .. ix
Note on Dates .. xi
Illustrations .. xiii
Acknowledgements .. xvii
Introduction .. 1
Chapter One “Caesar to this Present day of King James”: Military Books and Military Culture, 1572–1603 .. 19
Chapter Two “Companions of Martiall Noblenesse”: Military Circles and Books in Early Stuart England .. 73
Chapter Three “Practice put in Press”: The Evolution of the English Drill Manual .. 135
Chapter Four “A few men rightly instructed to manage Armes”: The Analytical Treatise and Infantry Warfare .. 195
Chapter Five “There is Great Need for Reformation”: Military Books and Mounted Warfare .. 261
Chapter Six “Necessary Bulwarks”: Siegecraft Treatises in Early Stuart England .. 313
Conclusion .. 371
Appendix: Military Books Printed in English, 1603–1645 .. 375
Selected Bibliography .. 393
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The period 1603-1645 witnessed the publication of more than ninety books, manuals, and broadsheets dedicated to educating Englishmen in the military arts. Written with the intention of creating the “complete soldier”, this didactic literature provided gentlemen with the requisite knowledge to engage in infantry, cavalry, and siege warfare. Drawing on military history and book history, this is the first detailed study of the impact of military books on military practice in Jacobean and Caroline England. Putting military books firmly in the hands of soldiers, this work examines the circles that purchased and debated new titles, the veterans who authored them, and their influence on military thought and training in the years leading up to the English Civil War.
Read more
This is the first detailed study of military literature in early Stuart England, examining the circles of soldiers that read military books, the veterans who authored them, and their impact on military thought and practice before the English Civil War.
Read more
Abbreviations .. ix
Note on Dates .. xi
Illustrations .. xiii
Acknowledgements .. xvii
Introduction .. 1
Chapter One “Caesar to this Present day of King James”: Military Books and Military Culture, 1572–1603 .. 19
Chapter Two “Companions of Martiall Noblenesse”: Military Circles and Books in Early Stuart England .. 73
Chapter Three “Practice put in Press”: The Evolution of the English Drill Manual .. 135
Chapter Four “A few men rightly instructed to manage Armes”: The Analytical Treatise and Infantry Warfare .. 195
Chapter Five “There is Great Need for Reformation”: Military Books and Mounted Warfare .. 261
Chapter Six “Necessary Bulwarks”: Siegecraft Treatises in Early Stuart England .. 313
Conclusion .. 371
Appendix: Military Books Printed in English, 1603–1645 .. 375
Selected Bibliography .. 393
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Product details
ISBN
9789004170797
Published
2008
Publisher
Brill
Weight
945 gr
Height
240 mm
Width
160 mm
Age
G, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Number of pages
444
Author